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AHMZ/ɑːmz/

Arms are the two long parts from shoulder to hand: fold your arms, in her arms, arm in arm. Arm is one; arms are two. Hands are at the ends. Army is a military group. Alms is old money for the poor. Do not write arms when you mean army, or alms.

Meaning

The two long body parts from the shoulders to the hands.

Examples

• “Keep your arms inside the tram when it turns.”
• “Keep your arms by your sides on the crowded escalator.”
• “He carried the child in his arms through the puddles.”

Good to know

fold your arms / in her arms. Singular: arm. Mix-up: army.

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